Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign

New York Times ^ | Feb 4 2012 | Michael Shear

[momincombatboots]

When this first started, we were told this would happen. I cannot remember if it was my local right talk or someone like Rush. When baby boomers become eligible for ss, they will drop out of the workforce. I would like to see this number compared to the increase in SS benefit checks in a six month period.

[Jimmy Valentine]

New York Times and the Washington Post.

They personify the old Russian gag"

Isvestia ne Pravda, Pravda ne Isvestia."

[trebb]

Congrats for getting in while there’s still a few bucks in SS.

[LibLieSlayer]

Everytime a ny slimes reporter lies... a demon gets his pitchfork.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

2,488,000 jobs lost between December 11, 2011 and January 11, 2012... 1.2 million fall off unemployment rolls because the government needed to purge enough from the job market to create this lie... less percentage of people working now than ever before in our history... only 61% of Americans have any kind of job... gas on its way to 5 bucks... Home foreclosures at historic all time high... food skyrocketing. I cannot believe that anyone accepts this crap without spitting in the governments face.

LLS

[chiller]

Sorry, but Pubbies don’t control Congress. Or employment. Or gubmint and they won’t be campaigning about how much better things are. We control the house and God knows they’ve done their part but the other 2/3 rds of DC are Dems, who haven’t so much as submitted a budget in 3 (soon to be 4)YEARS !
Surely you knew this.

All Pubbies will campaign against Dems record.

[Smber]

Unemployed = Not working but looking.
Not counted = Not working but not looking.
The numbers are all bullshit!!!

[SES1066]

This is actually how it works folks. [Abbott & Costello]

Excellent and I will use this on my more offensively liberal acquaintances.

[Soul of the South]

“Does any real American believe the unemployment rate in the United States is only 8.3%?”

Just as much as I believe the inflation rate in 2011 was 3.1%. I also believe Solyndra was a good investment, GM could not have been restructured successfully through the normal bankruptcy process, the Taliban can be negotiated with in good faith, Jesus wants the government to levy higher taxes on the wealthy, Romney is a staunch conservative, the mission of NASA is Muslim outreach, the Federal Reserve is protecting the value of the dollar, John Boehner is using the Constitutional powers of the House to fight overspending by the President, George W. Bush is responsible for everything bad, the current administration is the most ethical and transparent in American history, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi want to work collaboratively with Republicans, the killings at Fort Hood were a “workplace incident” not Islamic terrorism, all poor minorities are victims of racism, government deficits don’t matter, the border is secure, federal spending cannot be cut and should be increased, the mainstream media is unbiased, the elites of this country identify with the middle class, CEO’s always act in the best interest of shareholders, we have equal justice under law in America, the Tea Party is a bunch of racists, social security will be there for me when I retire, all jobs in the private sector are created by government spending, a college degree is necessary for success in America, Obamacare will reduce the cost of health care, and I can count on all voters to be well informed and vote for the best interests of the nation.

Of course I also believe in hope and change. Why is it I’ve seen a lot of change but I’ve lost all hope?

[hattend]

I’ll steal that later.

[jmaroneps37]

Are Freepers the only ones who notice that thelower the government says the unempolyment rateis the lower Obama’s approval rate go?